Device for emergency cooling a beverage receptacle

ABSTRACT

A device for emergency cooling a beverage receptacle which includes a transparent plastic cup shaped holder sized to receive the beverage receptacle therein. A solvent is placed into the cup shaped holder. A chemical element is placed into the cup shaped holder, whereby when the chemical element is mixed with the solvent it will produce an endothermic reaction. When the beverage receptacle is placed within the cup shaped holder the endothermic reaction will remove heat from the beverage within the beverage receptacle and cool the beverage.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a beverage chilling apparatus, and more particularly, a device for emergency cooling a beverage receptacle.

The present invention provides consumers with a convenient and efficient way of producing a cold beverage without the use of ice or a refrigerator. A unique emergency cooling solution is used to chill a wide variety of consumable beverages, such as water, soda, tea, wine, beer, milk, cocktails, energy drinks and more or non-consumable liquid such as blood samples for testing, . . . etc. . . . . The device can be used in conjunction with bottles and cans and enables individuals to enjoy a cool drink any place, any time.

2. Description of the Prior Art

There are many times that an individual is on the go and wishes to drink a beverage. Many individuals take a drink with them to the gym, to work, on the subway, and so forth. Most people prefer chilled beverages. However, ice is not always readily accessible, especially while in transit. Locating a refrigerator is also not always plausible. It can take a couple hours for a drink to get cold in a refrigerator, which can be inconvenient. Amore efficient emergency cooling way is needed.

Numerous innovations for heat transfer systems have been provided in the prior art that will be described. Even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, however, they differ from the present invention.

A FIRST EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 4,993,237, Issued on Feb. 19, 1991, to Bond et al. teach a self-cooling container in which a segregating wall is used to divide the container into a beverage chamber and a cooling chamber, the latter having a reaction chamber mounted therein, which in a preferred embodiment is of an elongated cylindrical shape. The reaction chamber cylinder of the present invention provides an inverted funnel-shaped bottom surface for receiving the flow of beverage from the beverage chamber portion of the container through a feed-through at the bottom of the segregating wall thereof. The funnel leads to a flow tube which is positioned in axial alignment with the cylinder, preferably through the center thereof and defining an inner wall of the reaction chamber. The reaction chamber houses a combination of chemical materials separated by a readily broken sealing device from a selected volume of distilled water, which released into the chemical constituents, initiates an endothermic reaction which extracts heat from the beverage.

A SECOND EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 6,103,280, Issued on Aug. 15, 2000, to Molzahn et al. teach a self cooling beverage container or can. Different embodiments of a self cooling can are shown including the use of an endothermic reaction perhaps between ammonium nitrate and water. In another embodiment a volatile liquid is evaporated. In another embodiment water is maintained in a low pressure environment and allowed to boil. The vapour which is produced from the boiling water is absorbed by a desiccant maintaining the boiling process. The cooling process may be initiated by the pressure release of a carbonated beverage can during opening of the can.

A THIRD EXAMPLE, U.S. Patent Office Publication No. 2002/0104319, Published on Aug. 8, 2002, to Paine et al. teach a self cooling can has water on a pre-wetted wick (478), in a chamber and an adsorbent in another chamber communicable upon actuation of the can with the chamber. One or both of the chambers is at low pressure. Upon actuation the pressure of the wick drops, water vapour is absorbed by the adsorbent from the internal atmosphere and more water evaporates from the wick to replace it, thereby causing a cooling effect in heat generated in the adsorbent may be contained by but a take-up system, such as phase change material or microcapsules of high heat capacity material such as water.

A FOURTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 6,564,558, issued on May 20, 2003, to Seymour teaches a disposable container which has the ability to independently cool or heat a liquid beverage or food product by way of an endothermic or exothermic reaction. The container is disposable and has a double-walled configuration to create a chamber therebetween. Within the chamber is a chemical compound which when activated provides the desired reaction upon the contents within the container. Thus, there is no requirement that this device must be subjected to external refrigeration or heat.

A FIFTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Patent Office Publication No. 2010/0251731, Published on Oct. 7, 2010, to Bergida teaches a self-chilling beverage can that includes outer and inner compartments. The outer compartment has at least one sidewall, a top end, and a bottom end such that a cavity is formed for retaining a liquid. The inner compartment has at least one sidewall, a top end, and a bottom end collectively forming a second cavity to retain a substance. The substance can either be water or a coolant. The coolant is selected such that an endothermic reaction occurs when the coolant comes into contact with water. A balloon is affixed to the bottom end of the inner compartment. The balloon may comprise either water or the coolant, and contents of the balloon are initially separated from contents of the second cavity. Means for puncturing the balloon are provided such that a user can puncture the balloon and access the liquid by a single motion.

It is apparent now that numerous innovations for heat transfer systems have been provided in the prior art that are adequate for various purposes. Furthermore, even though these innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to which they address, accordingly, they would not be suitable for the purposes of the present invention as heretofore described.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

AN OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a device for cooling a beverage receptacle that avoids the disadvantages of the prior art.

ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a device for cooling a beverage receptacle that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a device for cooling a beverage receptacle that is simple to use.

BRIEFLY STATED, STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a device for cooling a beverage receptacle which comprises a transparent plastic cup shaped holder sized to receive the beverage receptacle therein. A solvent is placed into the cup shaped holder. A chemical element is placed into the cup shaped holder, whereby when the chemical element is mixed with the solvent it will produce an endothermic reaction. When the beverage receptacle is placed within the cup shaped holder the endothermic reaction will remove heat from the beverage within the beverage receptacle and cool the beverage.

The novel features which are considered characteristic of the present invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of the specific embodiments when read and understood in connection with the accompanying drawing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The figures of the drawings are briefly described as follows:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the present invention being used with a beverage bottle;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view installed on a beverage can;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the rupturable pouch with water therein being placed into the cup shaped holder;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the nitrate being placed onto the to rupturable pouch within the cup shaped holder;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the beverage bottle being placed into the cup shaped holder to break the rupturable pouch therein; and

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the nitrate dispenser.

REFERENCE NUMERALS UTILIZED IN THE DRAWING

-   110 device -   112 beverage receptacle -   114 transparent plastic cup shaped holder of device 110 -   116 solvent of device 110 -   118 chemical element of device 110 -   120 beverage in beverage receptacle 112 -   122 rupturable pouch of device 110 -   124 dispenser of device 110 -   126 bottle for beverage receptacle 112 -   128 can for beverage receptacle 112

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring now to the figures, in which like numerals indicate like parts, and particularly to FIGS. 1 through 6, and as such, will be discussed with reference thereto.

The present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 through 6, is a device 110 for emergency cooling a beverage receptacle 112 which comprises a transparent plastic cup shaped holder 114 sized to receive the beverage receptacle 112 therein. A solvent 116 is placed into the cup shaped holder 114. A chemical element 118 is placed into the cup shaped holder 114, whereby when the chemical element 118 is mixed with the solvent 116 it will produce an endothermic reaction. When the beverage receptacle 112 is placed within the cup shaped holder 114 the endothermic reaction will remove heat from the beverage 120 within the beverage receptacle 112 and cool the beverage 120.

The solvent 116 is water, the chemical element 118 is nitrate. The device further comprises a rupturable pouch 122 to hold the water therein, whereby the rupturable pouch 122 can be placed into the cup shaped holder 114.

The device 110 further comprises a dispenser 124 to store the nitrate therein, whereby the nitrate can be dispensed from the dispenser 124 into the cup shaped holder 114. The nitrate can consist of ammonium nitrate, sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate. The beverage receptacle 112 can consist of a bottle 126, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, a can 128, as shown in FIG. 2, or a container (not shown).

In summary, the device 110 provides users with a unique way for emergency cooling all types of beverages 120. The present invention consists of a transparent plastic clip shaped holder 114, similar in shape to a traditional beverage sleeve or cooler. The cup shaped holder 114 is able to fit around a beverage receptacle 112 being a bottle 126 or a can 128. A unique emergency cooling solution being a solvent 116 mixed with a chemical element 118 is added to the interior of the cup shaped holder 114. The solution is comprised of water and nitrate. When mixed, the two components create an emergency cooling effect. The water and nitrate may be packaged separately and can be manually mixed inside the cup shaped holder 114 when needed.

Once the solution is created in the cup shaped holder 114, the beverage receptacle 112 of choice may be inserted. The solution will chill the bottom and sides of the beverage receptacle 112 to cool the beverage 120 (e.g. sodas, tea, water, wine, beer, milk, cocktails, energy drinks consumable drinks) or non-consumable liquid such as blood samples for lab testing, human being organs for emergency transplant (e.g. in a battle fields) . . . therein. The user may need to shake the beverage receptacle 112 to increase the emergency cooling effect. The cup shaped holder 114 may be disposed with the beverage receptacle 112 after use. The nitrate may be stored in a dispenser 124 (e.g. 10 grams, 20 grams, 30 grams pills) and the water may be packaged in a rupturable pouch 122 (e.g. 2.5 oz, 5 oz., 10 oz). Each cup shaped holder 114 comes with the necessary amount of emergency cooling solution. The beverage receptable 112 can be in size from 6 oz to 30 ounces. The emergency temperature cooling can be dropped down to near freezing temperature 32 degrees. The exact specifications may vary. It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of constructions differing from the types described above.

While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodiments of a device for emergency cooling a beverage receptacle, accordingly it is not limited to the details shown, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention. 

1. A device for emergency cooling a beverage receptacle which comprises: a) a transparent plastic cup shaped holder sized to receive the beverage receptacle therein; b) a rupturable pouch of solvent is placed into the cup shaped holder; and c) a chemical element pill is placed into the cup shaped holder, whereby when the chemical element is mixed with the solvent, then the mixture will produce an endothermic reaction, so that when the beverage receptacle is placed within the cup shaped holder the endothermic reaction will remove heat from the beverage within the beverage receptacle and cool the beverage.
 2. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the solvent is water.
 3. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the chemical element is nitrate.
 4. The device as recited in claim 2, wherein the water rupturable pouch are packaged in a predetermined of 2.5 oz, 5 oz, 10 oz of water.
 5. The device as recited in claim 3, further comprising a dispenser to store the nitrate pill therein, whereby the nitrate pill can be dispensed from the dispenser into the cup shaped holder.
 6. The device as recited in claim 3, wherein the nitrate is selected from the group consisting of ammonium nitrate, sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate.
 7. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the nitrate pill is in the size of 10 grams, 20 grams, 30 grams.
 8. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the beverage receptacle is ranging from 6 oz to 30 oz size and is selected from the group consisting of a bottle, a can and a container.
 9. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the beverage receptacle can contain consumable liquid such as: sodas, tea, water, wine, beer, milk, cocktails, energy drinks consumable drinks.
 10. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the beverage receptable can contain non-consumable liquid: blood samples for testing, human organs for emergency transplant.
 11. A method for emergency cooling a beverage receptacle comprising the steps of: a) providing a transparent plastic cup shaped holder; b) tearing a solvent rupturable pouch into the cup shaped holder; c) inserting a chemical element in pill form into the cup shaped holder; d) mixing the solvent with the chemical element pill together to produce a endothermic reaction; and e) putting the beverage receptacle within the cup shaped holder, so that the endothermic reaction will remove heat from the beverage within the beverage receptacle and cool the beverage.
 12. The method as recited in claim 11 wherein the solvent is water.
 13. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the chemical element is nitrate.
 14. The method as recited in claim 12, further comprising the step of having the rupturable pouch in a predetermined of 5 oz., 10 oz, 15 oz, 20 oz of water.
 15. The method as recited in claim 13, further comprising the step of furnishing the nitrate pill in the size of 10 grams, 20 grams, 30 grams.
 16. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the nitrate is selected from the group consisting of ammonium nitrate, sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate.
 17. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the beverage receptacle is selected from the group consisting of a bottle, a can and a container. 